Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 61.9% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.28
|
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.20
|
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.77
|
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.25
|
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.81
|
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.18
|
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.51
|
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.66
|
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.39
|
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.11
|
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.84
|
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.72
|
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
|
pay 68.4% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.45
|
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£50.76
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£31.90
|
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
|
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.37
|
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.68
|
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£59.06
|
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.69
|
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£95.17
|
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
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